David Beckham dribbles the ball within his side’s half, looking up to see the opposing keeper leave the goal behind.
Bayern Munich is anxious to get a goal after Borussia Dortmund tied with a penalty in the 68th minute. It’s the Champions League finals at Wembley Stadium in London, their 3rd appearance in four years. After last year’s disappointing finish at home to Chelsea, they badly wanted a win. Eight […]
David Alaba and the (Pinoy) red, white, and blue
Originally posted on Tumblr three years ago. Edited for errors but I’m keeping some words and emo (Joshua Dalupang’s words, not mine) tone, haha. ____________________________ It’s April, and for thousands of Iskolar ng Bayan graduating from the University of the Philippines Diliman, the month spells an end to our undergraduate […]
Waiting for the sunflower army
(This post is for Marisse, who sent me the invite at 12am but didn’t go to Coffee Write; and for Angel, who hit me because I told her I’m going to Coffee Write but I apparently didn’t tell her I was talking. Some things have been omitted/added because my memory […]
Converging sports reportage: Coffee Write talk
Somber tunes played from trumpets as six men in black-and-white fatigue carried a flag-covered casket to a tent inside Libingan ng mga Bayani. They were not carrying a personal comrade, but the man nevertheless shared the same scout ranger uniform, wore the same black beret, and vowed to fight for […]
“Scout Rangers of fortune are we”
Uncensored teaser, so it’s prolly NSFW
UP Oblation Run 2012
or why the hell you should watch this movie (spoiler-free) No Filipino-authored Rurouni Kenshin assessment has ever come close to nailing the significance of the Japanese film so far (expect perhaps this one penned by my good friend Mikael Francisco, who is nice to those who are unfamiliar with Himura […]
Why Rurouni Kenshin matters
(This is an old photo set I did on UP’s 100th commencement exercises which saw PNoy receive and honorary degree and a record-breaking summa cum laude) The University of the Philippines’ 100th commencement exercises was one for the books: aside from a student finally beating a long-standing academic record set […]
Scenes from UP’s 100th commencement exercises
The
Philippines
has
only
one
national
university
and
not
several.
Our
government
first
and foremost,
must demonstrate
concretely
that
it
truly
recognizes
the
strategic
value
of
UP to
the
future of the
country
and the Filipino nation.
Neighboring countries
have
realized
many
decades
ago
that
their
own
national
universities
are
a
national […]
Mas kabado pa si tatay pagsakay nila ng jeep. Paulit-ulit na nilalapirot ang perang papel sa kamay habang hindi magkamayaw sa pagmasid sa paligid ang kanyang mga mata. Nanginginig.